While it was Anne Sophie Da Costa who came in as the reigning World Boxing Federation (WBF) Womens World Strawweight Champion, and the fight took place in her hometown of Reims, France, it was Mexican challenger Yesenia Martinez Castrejon who started their fight best by far on Saturday night, November 9.

By Marc Livitz in Corpus Christi, TX: This afternoon in the quaint coastal city of Corpus Christi, Texas, there was no place like home. Particularly, home plate. The start and finish point of the great American pastime, as in a baseball diamond provided a most interesting locale for a weigh in.

The World Boxing Council has concluded its 51st Convention in Bangkok, Thailand by unanimously ratifying Jose Sulaiman as its continuing President and officially stating: "We consider Jose Sulaiman our lifetime leader and inspiration."

Former world champion BRANDON "Bam Bam" RIOS (31-1-1, 22 KOs), of Oxnard, Calif., and reigning Trainer of the Year ROBERT GARCIA hosted their only U.S. Media Workout today at the Robert Garcia Boxing Academy in Oxnard.

A pair of unbeaten lightweight prospects are scheduled to clash in the 8-round co-feature on the next edition of Fight Night on NBC, on November 16th. Philadelphian Karl Dargan, 13-0-0, 7 KOs, faces Michael Brooks, 10-0-1, 2 KOs.

Long-time boxing matchmaker, promoter, booking agent Johnny Bos passed away last weekend in Florida at the age of 61. J Russell Peltz, member of the International Boxing Hall of Fame, recalls his association with the man known as The Wizard of Bos

When World Boxing Federation Women’s World Light Welterweight Champion Holly Holm, 32-2-3 (9), makes her first defense of this particular championship on May 11 at the Route 66 Casino Hotel in Albuquerque, New Mexico, it will also be her last.

This Friday night at the Buffalo Run Casino in Miami, Oklahoma undefeated Jr. Middleweight John "Apollo Kid" Thompson and undefeated Middleweight Antoine "Action" Douglas will be back in action in separate fights.

By Derek Bonnett at Ringside
On Saturday, October 27, 2012, HBO’s Boxing After Dark series returned to Verona, New York, USA for the second time in as many months for a televised triple header of world class boxing. Turning Stone Resort Casino played host to the “HBO Triple Explosion” card. Gary Shaw Promotions in association with Greg Cohen Productions assembled the seven bout card featuring rising star Thomas Dulorme versus Luis Carlos Abregu, IBF lightweight champion Miguel Vazquez

A former three-division world champion, the talented Guerrero is ready for the difficult challenge of moving up in weight to face number one rated WBC welterweight contender Aydin in hopes of winning a world championship in a fourth weight class.

By Andrew Wake at ringside: While Kell Brook isn’t a name that is instantly recognisable to American boxing fans, the unbeaten British welterweight is certainly on a mission to get the respect his skills deserve.

By Andrew Wake: Paul McCloskey’s fans claimed their man was ‘cheated not defeated’ following his world title loss to Amir Khan last year and after seeing the Dungiven southpaw controversially halted by DeMarcus “Chop Chop” Corley, they’ll surely be saying the same thing once again.

Former 154 lbs. contender Luis Resto, best known for his involvement in the Billy Collins Jr. glove tampering scandal, has been officially denied a license as a Boxing Second by the New York State Athletic Commission.

By Jason Pribilla: While the knockout(Garrett Wilson vs Andres Taylor) provided fans with a dramatic conclusion to their evening (in Atlantic City), and will no doubt raise Wilson’s profile, I question if it was necessary

By Jason Pribila: On an evening when ringside judges again proved that the action that takes place in the ring does not necessarily translate to the scorecards, cruiserweight Garrett Wilson dismissed the jury and scored a chilling knockout over Andres Taylor

By Ray Kilgore: At about 5:30 p.m. on Saturday night at the Wessman Arena in Superior, Wisconsin, I ran into Frances Green who sat at a table not too far from where her husband, heavyweight boxer, Aaron Green was set to perform in little over an hour against Travis Fulton,

By Anson Wainwright: Malawi, dubbed “The Warm Heart of Africa” (where life expectancy in the African republic is just 50 years old), is landlocked Southeast of the continent and is home to over 15,000,000 people.